Ben Affleck

I don't want to go on your social because I don't want to know what you had for lunch because it just makes it harder for me to get into like, you know, what you're doing.

It's Hollywood sort of adjacent, which is this side of media culture that –

It's Hollywood sort of adjacent, which is this side of media culture that –

It's Hollywood sort of adjacent, which is this side of media culture that –

profits from and circles and there's a symbiotic relationship between Hollywood and obviously like here I am promote my movie and running around and now I don't want to go on like a tabloid and do that or whatever it is but that that becomes part of that culture too and and then you have like any interview show or all these and you're right in a sense it is Hollywood because if you do a movie at Universal you know you'll see that person's doing all NBC, Comcast,

profits from and circles and there's a symbiotic relationship between Hollywood and obviously like here I am promote my movie and running around and now I don't want to go on like a tabloid and do that or whatever it is but that that becomes part of that culture too and and then you have like any interview show or all these and you're right in a sense it is Hollywood because if you do a movie at Universal you know you'll see that person's doing all NBC, Comcast,

profits from and circles and there's a symbiotic relationship between Hollywood and obviously like here I am promote my movie and running around and now I don't want to go on like a tabloid and do that or whatever it is but that that becomes part of that culture too and and then you have like any interview show or all these and you're right in a sense it is Hollywood because if you do a movie at Universal you know you'll see that person's doing all NBC, Comcast,

you know, talk shows and appearances, right? Like it's not a coincidence because when they do their presentation in the boardroom for Comcast to their shareholders, they go, look, we make these movies, we spend a lot of money and then we get the stars and we plug them into all of our other shows that we also own. And there's a lot of synergy, so on and so forth. The,

you know, talk shows and appearances, right? Like it's not a coincidence because when they do their presentation in the boardroom for Comcast to their shareholders, they go, look, we make these movies, we spend a lot of money and then we get the stars and we plug them into all of our other shows that we also own. And there's a lot of synergy, so on and so forth. The,

you know, talk shows and appearances, right? Like it's not a coincidence because when they do their presentation in the boardroom for Comcast to their shareholders, they go, look, we make these movies, we spend a lot of money and then we get the stars and we plug them into all of our other shows that we also own. And there's a lot of synergy, so on and so forth. The,

The idea, though, is like, OK, there's that's a kind of a tax that you end up sort of paying on your sort of life and the one and on this thing that you're trying to build, which is something that connects with people and moves them and that they want to go out to a fucking movie theater and pay good money to see. And it makes it a little bit harder.

The idea, though, is like, OK, there's that's a kind of a tax that you end up sort of paying on your sort of life and the one and on this thing that you're trying to build, which is something that connects with people and moves them and that they want to go out to a fucking movie theater and pay good money to see. And it makes it a little bit harder.

The idea, though, is like, OK, there's that's a kind of a tax that you end up sort of paying on your sort of life and the one and on this thing that you're trying to build, which is something that connects with people and moves them and that they want to go out to a fucking movie theater and pay good money to see. And it makes it a little bit harder.

than to have to kind of go around and do all that other stuff and be like, okay, well, that's not who I really am. And to try to sort of be interesting and relevant in some other way that isn't really what you kind of even wanted to do. And so you're right. It's sort of part Hollywood and also kind of Hollywood adjacent.

than to have to kind of go around and do all that other stuff and be like, okay, well, that's not who I really am. And to try to sort of be interesting and relevant in some other way that isn't really what you kind of even wanted to do. And so you're right. It's sort of part Hollywood and also kind of Hollywood adjacent.

than to have to kind of go around and do all that other stuff and be like, okay, well, that's not who I really am. And to try to sort of be interesting and relevant in some other way that isn't really what you kind of even wanted to do. And so you're right. It's sort of part Hollywood and also kind of Hollywood adjacent.

It's a good metaphor. Yeah. Like the, the movie as the kind of lake and the underneath of what's both, what goes into it and what happens behind the scenes and also what's, what it takes is, And it does kind of like, it's interesting, like, yeah, if you overtax it, it lowers the lake and all of a sudden it doesn't look like a beautiful lake.

It's a good metaphor. Yeah. Like the, the movie as the kind of lake and the underneath of what's both, what goes into it and what happens behind the scenes and also what's, what it takes is, And it does kind of like, it's interesting, like, yeah, if you overtax it, it lowers the lake and all of a sudden it doesn't look like a beautiful lake.

It's a good metaphor. Yeah. Like the, the movie as the kind of lake and the underneath of what's both, what goes into it and what happens behind the scenes and also what's, what it takes is, And it does kind of like, it's interesting, like, yeah, if you overtax it, it lowers the lake and all of a sudden it doesn't look like a beautiful lake.

It starts to look like the low country marsh and it pulls down. You start to see all the black mud around the edges and the muck. And that's, yeah, I don't know how to kind of balance that. But as a director, you know, you're right. Like, I would say that's the... way, the principal way I've always kind of looked at this stuff.